Why the TikTok Ban is So Dangerous – by Matt Taibbi

A foreign adversary controlled application, in other words, can be any company founded or run by someone living at the wrong foreign address, or containing a small minority ownership stake. Or it can be any company run by someone subject to the direction of either of those entities. Or, it s anything the president says it is. Vague enough?

As Newsweek reported, the bill was fast-tracked after a secret intelligence community briefing of Congress led by the FBI, Department of Justice, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). The magazine noted that if everything goes as planned, the bill will give Biden the authority to shut down an app used by 150 million Americans just in time for the November elections.

Say you re a Democrat, however, and that scenario doesn t worry you. As America This Week co-host Walter Kirn notes, the bill would give a potential future President Donald Trump unprecedented powers to censor and control the internet. If that still doesn t bother you, you re either not worried about the election, or you ve been overstating your fear of dictatorial Trump.

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At least we won’t have to worry about election interference by the CCP, or by the American people for that matter.